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Date:
6th January 2008
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XLRI Admission Test '08 |
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Executive
Summary
In a nutshell,
the XAT 2008 paper failed to live up
to the promise of XAT 2007. The three
sections continued to be largely lengthy,
providing the test-taker with no respite
at all. A few problems in the Quant/DI
section were quite ambiguous. Also,
the DI questions with conventional,
bulky charts were monotonous. The problems
in the AR/DM section were not very
exciting, either. The DM cases were
simple, though some of the questions
could have ambiguous explanations.
By and large, the RC passages in the
English section entailed time-consuming
reading. However, many of the questions
were easy. In contrast, the sentence
completion questions were fairly simplistic.
The paper had its share of critical
reasoning questions, and, even here,
the language of the questions was often
vague and unclear.
Overall, the cut-offs
can be expected to be close to last year’s
level though the paper was nowhere near
to being as exciting as last year’s.
| Section |
Topics |
Number
of questions |
Suggested
time |
Possible
Attempts |
XLRI
BM Cut-offs |
| 1 |
EU and RC |
38 |
40 minutes |
21+ |
11 - 12 |
| 2 |
AR and Decision
Making |
38 |
40 minutes |
14+ |
7-7.5 |
| 3 |
QA & DI |
44 |
40 minutes |
14+ |
7.5-8 |
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Total |
120 |
120
minutes |
49+ |
32-33 |
Likely Cut-Offs
for other institutes:
| Institute |
Cut-off |
| Expected cut-off XLRI – PMIR |
30-31 |
| Expected cut-off SP Jain |
29-30 |
| Expected cut-off XIMB |
29-30 |
| Expected cut-off GIM/BIM |
25-26 |
| Expected cut-off LIBA |
22-23 |
Disclaimer: These
cut-offs are decided by our expert faculty,
who have attempted the XAT 2008 paper and
might not be the actual XAT cut-offs. These
calculations are based on our experience
and expertise.
Comparison
with Last 3 year’s XAT:
| Parameter
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XAT
2008 |
XAT
2007 |
XAT
2006 |
XAT
2005 |
| Number of sections |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Number of questions |
120 |
130 |
127 |
175 |
| Difficulty level (Overall) |
Difficult |
Difficult |
Difficult |
Average |
| Expected cut-off (BMD) |
32-33 |
35+ |
32+ |
70+ |
| Expected cut-off (PMIR) |
30-31 |
33+ |
28+ |
65-68 |
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Section-wise
Analysis
Section I: English Usage & Reading
Comprehension
There were 38 questions, to be attempted
in 40 minutes. The questions ranged between
average and high in terms of difficulty level.
Surprisingly, grammar was not tested. Critical
reasoning questions were in the form of case
lets. There was an increase in the number
of these questions, as compared to the past
XAT papers. The Para- jumbles should have
been best left alone. A good command over
homophones would have been required to tackle
the contextual vocabulary questions.
Reading
Comprehension
A good mix of passages! Two passages,
viz. the ones on Psychology and Science,
were difficult to read and the questions
in these, being mostly inferential, would
have given one a tough time. The relief
was provided in the form of direct vocabulary
and fact-based question in the remaining
two passages.
Overall, an attempt of 21 questions & a
score of 12+ was definitely possible.
Topic-wise breakup
| Type
of question |
No.
of questions |
Difficulty
level |
No.
of possible attempts |
| Four
sentence Para jumbles |
3 |
High |
2 |
| Critical
Reasoning (Case lets) |
10 |
Average |
6 |
| Grammar |
0 |
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Reading
Comprehension
[4 passages] |
20 |
Average
to Difficult |
8-9 |
| Contextual
Vocab (fill in the blanks) |
5 |
Average |
3 |
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38 |
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21
attempts |
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Comparison
with last 3 year’s XAT :
| Topic
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XAT
2008 |
XAT
2007 |
XAT
2006 |
XAT
2005 |
| Overall |
38 |
41 |
40 |
65 |
| English Usage |
18 |
18 |
16 |
22 |
| Vocabulary: Synonyms |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
| Vocabulary: Antonyms/ Inappropriate
Usage |
0 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
| Vocabulary: Analogies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Vocabulary: Usage-based |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
| Fill in the blanks |
5 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| Para Jumbles |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
| Critical Reasoning |
10 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
| Sentence Correction |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Reading Comprehension |
4 passages
(20 Qs) |
4 passages
+ 1 poem
(23 Qs) |
5 passages
(24 Qs) |
6 passages
(31 Qs) |
| Phrenology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| Taxonomy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Sociology |
0 |
5 (1 Passage) |
6 |
0 |
| Philosophy/ psychology (1 passage
each) |
11 |
4+ 4 (1 Poem, 1, Passage) |
6 |
0 |
| Science & Research |
3 |
4 (1 Passage) |
3 |
0 |
| Business/Economics/Management |
6 |
6 (1 Passage) |
7 |
0 |
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Section
II: Analytical Reasoning and Decision
Making Ability
Total No of questions: 38
(Decision Making: 10, Individual
Reasoning Qs: 2 and AR: 26)
Summary:
This time it was XAT’s turn to test
your logical skills. In this section of 38
questions, 28 were on Analytical Reasoning
and 10 on Decision Making Ability. Some of
the AR sets were very time consuming. On
the other hand, the Decision Making Ability
questions were relatively less time taking.
Overall, the section had a high difficulty
level. 13-14 attempts with an investment
of 40 minutes would have been ideal. 8 seems
to be a good net score.
| Topic |
XAT
2008 |
XAT
2007 |
| AR+Decision
Making |
38 |
40 |
| AR-sets |
26 (7sets) |
22(4
sets) |
| Individual
AR questions |
2 |
3 |
| Decision Making |
10(2 sets) |
15(4
sets) |
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Section
III: Quantitative Ability +DI
Summary
Total number of questions: 44
(30 QA, 2 DS, 12 DI)
2 DS questions in this section were of mixed
level of difficulty.
Keeping in mind the risk of committing more
than 6 mistakes in the section, an intelligent
investment of 40 minutes would have yielded
14-15 attempts. Cut-off will most probably
hover around 8.
Topic-wise breakup
| Topic
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XAT
2008 |
XAT
2007 |
XAT
2006 |
XAT
2005 |
| Overall |
44 |
36 |
44 |
75 |
| Number
System |
2 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
| Arithmetic |
3 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
| Simple calculations
of fractions etc |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Average, %ge,
SI-CI, PLD |
1 |
2 |
1+1 |
1 |
| Ratio proportion,
Average |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Speed Time
Distance, Work |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Algebra |
13 |
14 |
20 |
14 |
| Equations & Inequalities |
2 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
| Functions |
3 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
| Maxima minima |
1 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
| Series, sequences & progressions |
2 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
| Graph |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Misc Type |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Geometry |
6 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
| Plane geometry |
5 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| Mensuration |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Co-ordinate
geometry |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Permutation & Combination |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Probability |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| Mathematical
reasoning |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| Set
Theory |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| Higher Math
(Limit, differentiation Integration) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
| Data
Sufficiency |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
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Data
Interpretation
There were 3 DI sets—2 sets on Tables
and 1 on Line diagram—with moderate
difficulty level.
| Topic
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XAT
2008 |
XAT
2007 |
XAT
2006 |
XAT
2005 |
| Data Interpretation |
12 |
13 |
18 |
25 |
| Table |
9(2 sets) |
11 (3 Sets) |
13 (3 sets) |
10 (3 sets) |
| Pie Chart |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
| Line Chart |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Table + Bar Diagram |
0 |
2 (1 Set) |
0 |
4 |
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Essay
XAT also tests you on essay-writing and 20
min is stipulated at the end of the 2
hour test period to write a page-long
essay. The topic for this year was:
“The consequence of gender imbalance – The
Third World War.” |
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What
is gender imbalance?
- Gender imbalance
is defined as the unfavorable status
accorded to women in society, vis-à-vis
men
- Examples of
gender imbalance – lack of
opportunities for education, career,
human and legal rights (to vote;
to own property) and other rights
as equal citizens
History of
gender imbalance
- Most societies
practised gender discrimination,
well into the 19th century
- The Age of
Enlightenment in Europe and America
saw shackles being removed and women
being gradually considered as equal
citizens through imparting the right
to education, jobs, vote etc.
- In India, too,
we witnessed correction of gender
imbalance through moves such as permission
of remarriage for widows, education
for women etc. Therefore,
one hallmark of a modern society
has been correction of gender imbalance
Gender imbalance – where
it exists today
- Exists in several
underdeveloped parts of the world,
viz. Middle-east and sub-Saharan
Africa
- Even today,
women in these countries are denied
basic rights to education, careers
and legal recourse for securing their
rights
- These are countries
which typically suffer from poverty,
lack of intellectually capable manpower,
absence of basic education and health
care resources
- These countries
are typically marked by repressive
and reactionary governments, often
dominated by antiquated theocracies
The danger
to the world
- The gender
imbalance in these countries is symptomatic
of the broader malaise affecting
these nations
- These countries
are typically populated by troubled
and aggrieved citizens
- These are also
often havens for disgruntled, and
even terrorist elements
- Modern societies
are clearly polarized against these
backward states which pose a grave
threat to world security
Unless these societies
are allowed to modernize and aspects like
gender imbalance corrected these will seethe
with unrest. Since many of these countries
have nuclear weapons, the destabilizing forces
could cause eruption of violence and war
against developed nations which could escalate
to a global conflict.
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All
the best!
Career Launcher
Team
Disclaimer: All
information on cut-offs, analysis, answer
key, solutions and scores are based on
independent analysis and evaluation made
by Career Launcher. We do not take responsibility
for any decision that might be taken, based
on this information. |
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